“Liberal and Tories snatching votes from each other with dueling ads” (The Globe and Mail)

New research suggests that the Liberals’ unusual new television advertisement featuring Justin Trudeau stuck trying to go up a down escalator is scoring with voters who see it – but so is a recent and more familiar Conservative ad questioning Mr. Trudeau’s readiness to manage the economy.

“Watching the Tories’ and Liberals’ ads is like watching a classic heavyweight fight,” said Greg Lyle, whose polling company Innovative Research Group is testing the impact of party advertising leading up to the Oct. 19 federal election. “They’re both landing punches that are doing real damage.”